President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-middle-east-visit-saudi-arabia-qatar-uae.html
President Trump goes to the Gulf kingdom this week seeking $1 trillion worth of investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the entire Saudi gross domestic product for a year.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/world/middleeast/trump-saudi-arabia-investment.html
As the president heads to the Middle East, America’s dominance over A.I. chips has become a powerful source of leverage for the president.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/business/economy/trump-middle-east-trip-semiconductor-deals.html
Our top pick sleeping pads from Nemo, Therm-a-Rest, Sea to Summit, and Gossamer Gear use high-tech materials to engineer the best sleep you can get outdoors.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-backpacking-sleeping-pads/
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It’s not always practical, but Samsung’s 3D gaming monitor makes me want to believe in the future of 3D displays.https://www.wired.com/review/samsung-odyssey-3d-27-inch-g90xf/
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The bean-to-cup Rivelia won’t rival classic espresso. But it’s easy, it froths milk with a button-press, and you can swap beans to decaf in the afternoon.https://www.wired.com/review/delonghi-rivelia-espresso-machine/
Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence multiple times.https://www.wired.com/story/intelligence-evolved-at-least-twice-in-vertebrate-animals/
Monosodium glutamate has a poor reputation in the US, which is both unfortunate and based on misinformation. A spate of new cookbooks highlighting its powers is here to awaken our senses.https://www.wired.com/story/msg-is-back/
As much as Leo he has echoed Francis, the first American pope is fast emerging as his own man.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/11/pope-leo-first-mass/
The Supreme Court ruled that only biological women are women. Now British institutions are trying to figure out what that means.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/11/britain-transgender-court-ruling/
Fears of an all-out conflict between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have abated with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, but the wounds of decades of strife are deep.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/10/kashmir-history-partition-india-pakistan/
The deal to free Edan Alexander is part of a larger effort by the U.S.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-says-it-will-release-last-u-s-hostage-from-gaza-75f52c13
The Ukrainian president said he would be waiting for Vladimir Putin at peace talks proposed by the Russian president in Istanbul.https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-insists-truce-must-come-before-putins-proposed-peace-talks-9509ecbc
Tehran called Sunday’s meeting “difficult but useful” as the two sides clash over future of Iran’s uranium enrichment.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-iran-nuclear-talks-hit-halfway-mark-with-major-hurdles-to-clear-ae6e7a38
The Nordic nation, with its extensive experience in navigating the icy Baltic Sea, has made and designed more icebreakers than any other country.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/to-dominate-the-arctic-trump-needs-ice-breaking-ships-finland-wants-to-help-e9981c8b
The two countries are producing a new wave of content to exalt their partnership in the conflict in Ukraine.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/russia-and-north-korea-turn-their-war-alliance-into-a-propaganda-tool-2a4c9a19
The bold step to pursue the Israeli leader for war crimes built support at the international court for prosecutor Karim Khan as allegations of sexual abuse were surfacing. Khan denies any misconduct.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/icc-netanyahu-prosecutor-sexual-assault-israel-gaza-d9bedee3